RescueKujo

I hope that when captured those who participated in this are taken down with "extreme prejudice". Save the taxpayer's money, no jail time for them...

Rest in Peace Sgt Mark Renninger, Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards. May God watch over your families and fellow Officers during this tragic time. Duane Kuhlow, Jr. Dispatcher II American Medical Response San Diego

Take up Firefighter Hessling. Your tour is over. Prayers and condolences to his family, friends and fellow Firefighters. May God watch over them all during this tragic period.

I would love to see the "rest of the story" on this one...

Welcome back, Alex! Glad to see you made it through...

Congrats, Chris. I know you'll do a great job. Duane

Seth, congratulations on the anniversary of the forums. I am proud to be a part of something so useful and thankful you asked me to be part of it. I hope I have been able to contribute something useful to some of the conversation, sometimes showing a West Coast perspective on things. Here's to many more years of EMTBravo and it's associated forums...

A Medivac Helicopter crashed this morning near Reno Nevada killing all 3 crewmembers. Mountain Lifeflight issued a statement Saturday afternoon identifying the pilot as James Bradshaw, 39, the flight nurse as Clinton Reger, 40, and Christopher Ritz, 37, as the paramedic. May they Rest in Peace and may God watch over their families during this tragic time.

Date: 11/14/2009 Time:0200 PST Location: North of Reno NV in Lassen County Departments: Multiple Agencies Description: A Medivac Helicopter crashed during a return flight to Susanville California after dropping a patient off at a Reno area hospital. The AS350 crashed approximately 29 miles north of Reno, killed all 3 persons aboard. Links: http://www.10news.com/news/21615298/detail.html Writer: RescueKujo

On the news out here on the West Coast at 0645 PST...

The San Diego Fire Department is taking delivery of 14 Pierce Arrow XTs this year. I was abl to get to the shops today and get a few photos. Here's a teaser, as I am still working on the photos...

Here's the rest of the photos...Engine 23, Engine 36, Truck 1 and a Medic Rig from the combined Rurual Metro/SDFD-The provide response under the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise name...

Got this from a Unoffical Los Angeles County FD website. I thought you'd be interested. A Retired LACoFD was dying in his home from Cancer while the Station Fire bore down on his home. The strike team engine crew protecting the house helped his wife get him to the car to be evacuated. The story was on the evening news tonight. And while the news reporter states it was a County Fire crew, it was actually a crew from the San Gabriel Fire Department. It truly reflects what the Brotherhood is all about. Duane The link: CBS2 Story

Seth, that was an assessment of the department right after the 2003 Firestorm. The team stated SDFD is 20+ stations short of what is needed. There will be major cuts in the budget for all departments in the city in 2010, and the mayor has stated that SDPD and SDFD are not exempt this time. Nothing has been announced yet, so it'll be interesting to say the least...these Arrow XTs are replacing 1990s era Saulsburys... As for the list, I'll post it later (have to look through my emails). Duane

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting NBC has canceled this POS. It will run it's course of the already shot 13 episodes. All I can say is it's about time...

Date: 10/04/09 Time: 1500 PDT Location: Area of I15/State Hwy 138 Cajon Pass Departments: US Forest Service, Cal Fire, Numerous Local Government Departments Description: Major wildland fire burning westward towards major areas such as Wrightwood. As of 1500 10/04/09 3500 acres 10 % containment over 1000 firefighters on the line. Current weather has a low pressure system over SoCal but with winds around 40 MPH in some areas. This fire is East of the Station Fire in the Same mountain range. Links:KCBS WebsiteInciWeb Website Writer: RescueKujo

Well said, Chris. Thank you for taking the time to compose and express what many others were thinking. Duane

The death penalty isn't the end all it seems to be. With the exception of Texas (who has seemed to put in an express lane.. ) with all the appeals this POS if convicted would still have 20-25 years of life still in him. Too bad ethics would keep the person delivering the lethal injection from just giving him the paralitic and not the other meds...

Gotta love those classics..the ALFs and Pirsches are great! Thanks for sharing.

As fast as techology evolves, specialized teams like HazMat, Bomb Squad/EOD and others cannot keep up. Grants like this make it possible. And for those naysayers as I saw in the comments section of the news article, remember your local units are the first line of defense. Not the FBI or ATF (IF they can resolve their jurisdictional differences in time), military units or others. If an incident happens, these will be the first responders.

Rest in Peace Firefighter Joyce. May God and the Brothers who passed before you welcome you into heaven with open arms. Thoughts and Prayers go out to his family, friends and the Brothers at the Yonkers Fire Department.

didn't even make 10 minutes...felt like I was watching "LA Firefighters" or "Rescue 77" again...

Bill, greats shots. May I suggest submitting the last photo of the pyrocumulus cloud (the ice capping of the snoke plume) to Wildland Firefighter magazine.

he probably fit in with the clowns and donkeys around the fair, so no one missed him...

Grumpyff-while I can't comment regarding whether you should post or not, a suggestion: check with either a local drug store or place like walmart as to whether they'll put your negatives to D. You state the photos are starting to fade, putting the negatives to CD will maintain the appropriate colors for the image...